“Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello, when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency.“ …anyway…

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

a tornado at night is functionally invisible, especially if it’s rain-wrapped and there are no arcs from breaking power lines. At best you can glimpse it in brief flashes when lightning silhouettes the funnel, like something out of a horror movie.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    yeah i know. they were moored too was just doing a bit

    been on a tornado kick anyways been watching lots of vids was just imagining one of those sedate EF0 equivilant non-torndaic waterspouts wiping out a big boat

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